Abstract:

In order to find out the relation between the sculpt of tiered skirts and performances of fabric, nine common fabrics were chosen. FAST instrument was used to test the mechanical properties of the fabrics and then made into tiered skirts with the same pattern. Professionals were invited to evaluate the skirts sculpt. Digital camera was used to take photos of the skirts from different angles, and the photos were processed with Photoshop to get their different pixel areas, parameters of ham cuve and gathering width. Finally, the data were processed with correlation and clustering analysis. The research findings indicated that the objective evaluation parameters closely related with subjective evaluation score are shown in the following order: pixel area of 45°between front and side position, difference of the two gathering width, average distance of wave peak and trough. The performances influencing the sculpt of tiered skirts are in the following order: bending rigidity, drapability, shearing rigidity. The tiered skirts made of soft and flexible fabrics with good drapability takes on the shape of H, which have more small waves than those made of rigid fabrics.